DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION FEATURES

Along with the development of methods used in the education system, the development and application of high technologies have increased the relevance of distance education in the modern era. Thanks to dis-tance education, it is possible to receive education in quite suitable conditions in terms of time, space and financial constraints. Distance education is a learning-teaching (student-teacher) system used when the person who wants to receive education and the person who gives education are geographically distant. In this case, the person who wants to learn (student) and the person who gives education (teacher) communi-cate with each other using various information tools and interaction channels. Just as books, published additional materials and visual aids can be used in education, the creation of video-audio discs, electronic books, cable, satellite, etc. interactive teleconferences can also play the role of educational tools. In this case, lesson materials can cover more students and a person who is an expert in his field can teach a larger number of students at the same time. Through distance education, the student can work not with the pro-gram designed by the teacher, but with a program that is suitable and convenient for his capabilities. Dis-tance education not only adds communication technologies to educational institutions, but also becomes lifelong education due to the rapid change of knowledge and information in the modern education system. Thus, distance education can provide equal opportunities with traditional education, which gives education a democratic character.